Ad-Aware

[S1L1Y1]

I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
98. Does anybody know of a solution?
Sol

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Lavasoft Support Forums
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually cf.
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


S1L1Y1 wrote:
> I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
> the
> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> Sol

 

[Alan Raskin]

S1L1Y1 wrote:
> I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> Sol

Sol,

I just updated my copy of Ad-Aware SE with a definitions file dated Feb
18, 2008 (SE1R221), so we Win98SE users may not be completely out of
luck just yet.

- Alan

 

[Alan Edwards]

Did you try the Lavasoft support forums?
I found these there:

"Spybot Search & Destroy is still carrying Windows98 capability
http://www.safer-networking.org/

"If you are still going to use Windows 98, Keep using Ad-Aware SE
1.06r "
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/?2466

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm



On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:10:02 -0500, in
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
>only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
>2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
>2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
>98. Does anybody know of a solution?
>Sol
>

 

[glee]

Install Ad-Aware SE again, for now. Updates are still available manually. Alan
posted a link in his reply to get the program. Robear linked directions to manually
update.

The updates can be downloaded from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/
Look on the right side of the page. Updates are linked for both versions of
Ad-Aware.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is the
> only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have Windows
> 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> Sol
>
>

 

[Sunny]

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
|I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
the
| only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
31,
| 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
Ad-Aware
| 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
Windows
| 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
| Sol

Ad-Aware manual updating :
http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip

Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation directory,
which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".

If still having problems updating, go to
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
"defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"

 

[Don Phillipson]

"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98

Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different
(NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make
no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian
income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under
Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the
new normal."

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

 

[pixturesk@gmail.com]

On Feb 28, 7:54 am, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> > I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98
>
> Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different
> (NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make
> no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian
> income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under
> Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the
> new normal."
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
I have no use for AdAware anymore, am now using Spyware Terminator,
http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a
non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than
AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along
with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer
seems very secure.

 

[pixturesk@gmail.com]

On Feb 29, 7:37 am, "pixtur...@gmail.com" <pixtur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 28, 7:54 am, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
>
> > "S1L1Y1" <s1l...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> > > I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
> > > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
> > > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98
>
> > Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different
> > (NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make
> > no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian
> > income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under
> > Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the
> > new normal."
>
> > --
> > Don Phillipson
> > Carlsbad Springs
> > (Ottawa, Canada)
>
> I have no use for AdAware anymore, am now using Spyware Terminator,http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a
> non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than
> AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along
> with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer
> seems very secure.

I am using Spyware Terminator version 2.0.1.224, although they say
there is a previous "no longer support" version 1.9 which is Win98SE
specific, 2.0.1.224 seems to work fine on my 98SE computer.

 

[simpleton]

> http://www.spywareterminator.com/, which still works on Win98SE. As a
> non-techie observer, I think that Spyware Terminator works better than
> AdAware, gives updates Mon-Fri, allows fast or complete scan. Along
> with Spyware Blaster, Avast, Sygate Personal Firewall, my computer
> seems very secure.
>

As a non-techie too, i got fed up with Ad-Awares corporate response and how they ditched 98users,,,
and i dont care about the manual downloads, for if they can be downloaded manually, then how simple
would it be to program them to d/l automatically???

As such, I found a Much better proggy,, its called A-squared and it now puts adaware to shame,,
for many reasons.

check it n' see.....................

 

[letterman@invalid.com]

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:54:10 -0500, "Don Phillipson"
<e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:

>"S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> I have no Ad-aware SE, since December 31,
>> 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get Ad-Aware
>> 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98
>
>Since MS has marketed two fundamentally different
>(NTFS) OSs since Win98, most software vendors make
>no attempt to support Win98. For example, Canadian
>income tax programs for year 2007 will not run under
>Win98 although those for year 2006 did. This is "the
>new normal."

I'm beginning to see a Macintosh computer in my future. I have hated
XP since the first time I saw the ugly thing. I occasionally run
Win2k when I want to swap hard drives. I will not touch any MS
bloatware above Win2k, and still prefer Win98. The problem is that a
PC is useless without MS software. OK, Linux exists too, but linux is
for geeks who want to spend their lives tinkering with their computer.
I'm sure there are others, particularly on this newsgroup, who refuse
to upgrade. Where are we all going to go when we cant use 98 anymore?
I see no other options except a Mac, or just giving up on computers
entirely.

 

[brbrown]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the
answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no
longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

 

[brbrown]

"Sunny" wrote:

>
> "S1L1Y1" <s1l1y1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:O91VwaaeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> |I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
> the
> | only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
> 31,
> | 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
> Ad-Aware
> | 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
> Windows
> | 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> | Sol
>
> Ad-Aware manual updating :
> http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
>
> Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation directory,
> which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".
>
> If still having problems updating, go to
> C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
> "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"
>
>
> Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However, the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can I know that they are doing the job?

 

[Esra Sdrawkcab]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

brbrown wrote:
> I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the
> answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no
> longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?
>
>
I've alwys been happy with Kerio Personal Firewall 2.15. Small memory use.

But they moved on to 4.x - I don't know in what way it was found
wanting: there are some advisories here:

http://secunia.com/product/1493/

download:
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/files/keriopf215.zip

 

[Sunny]

"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA6C1384-469E-437F-AA08-616A56F7EE80@microsoft.com...
| "Sunny" wrote:
| > Ad-Aware manual updating :
| > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
| >
| > Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation
directory,
| > which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".
| >
| > If still having problems updating, go to
| > C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
| > "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"
| >
| >
| > Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered
to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure
if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after
unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However,
the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can
I know that they are doing the job?

The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE
(there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)
The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal
folder, not the "skins" folder.
(The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -
"alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other
support folders listed above)

Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the main
Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the current
one.
Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the
Ad-Aware control panel
HTH

 

[brbrown]

"Sunny" wrote:

>
> "brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA6C1384-469E-437F-AA08-616A56F7EE80@microsoft.com...
> | "Sunny" wrote:
> | > Ad-Aware manual updating :
> | > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
> | >
> | > Unzip the contents of the file to the Ad-Aware SE installation
> directory,
> | > which usually is "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE".
> | >
> | > If still having problems updating, go to
> | > C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE and delete the files
> | > "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old"
> | >
> | >
> | > Hello Sunny, I have just downloaded the update defs file you refered
> to and I presume the file path you mention is in Explorer. I am not sure
> if I am right but I dragged the downloaded file from the Desk Top after
> unzipping into the Skins folder where the Adaware SE files were. However,
> the updates do not show on the AdAware Control Panel Interface so how can
> I know that they are doing the job?
>
> The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is
> C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE
> (there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)
> The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal
> folder, not the "skins" folder.
> (The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -
> "alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other
> support folders listed above)
>
> Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the main
> Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the current
> one.
> Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the
> Ad-Aware control panel
> HTH
>
>
>
> Many thanks Sunny. That worked. I shall keep Adaware and update manually as you described. Thanks again. Brian

 

[Sunny]

"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FFBBFD6D-96E3-496D-9724-BC68154F5448@microsoft.com...
| > | "Sunny" wrote:
| > | > Ad-Aware manual updating :
| > | > http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
| > The Ad-Aware SE folder default location is
| > C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE
| > (there are other folders within that folder - Lang - Plug ins - Skins)
| > The definitions should be unzipped into the main - AdAware SE personal
| > folder, not the "skins" folder.
| > (The main AdAware folder contains files like "Ad-Aware.exe" -
| > "alert.wav" - "defs.ref" and "defs.ref.old etc. as well as the other
| > support folders listed above)
| >
| > Drag or cut/paste the downloaded unzipped latest "defs.ref" into the
main
| > Ad-Aware folder and you will be asked if you want to replace the
current
| > one.
| > Select "yes" and the latest definition dates will be reflected in the
| > Ad-Aware control panel
| > HTH
| >
| > Many thanks Sunny. That worked. I shall keep Adaware and update
manually as you described. Thanks again. Brian

Ad-Aware has some strange update "features" lately.
On a WinXP PC, an attempt to update resulted in "no update available" but
a manual update resulted in a 10 day addition to "definitions".

 

[O.J. Newman]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

Hello:

You can still use Zone Alarm v6.1.744.1, which was the last version to
support Win 98/ME.
See: http://filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/tech/907/ .

Note that the Zone Alarm site contradicts the File Hippo site and states
that "Pre-6.5 products will continue to run on the Windows 98/98SE/Me
operating system." Click on the "Systems Requirements" link at:
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp .

From what I could tell, no new functionality was added to Zone Alarm Free
edition between v6.1.x and v7.0.x. It seems that the new functionality was
added only to the Pro (paid) version of ZA.

Cheers,
O.J.

"brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4CDC4511-BFBC-424E-B0F4-5877985EE2F8@microsoft.com...
>I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for the
> answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which no
> longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?
>
>

 

[Sunny]

Re: Ad-Aware and Zonealarm.

"O.J. Newman" <ojn@zoominternet.net> wrote in message
news:uulB73AgIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| Hello:
|
| You can still use Zone Alarm v6.1.744.1, which was the last version to
| support Win 98/ME.
| See: http://filehippo.com/download_zonealarm_free/tech/907/ .
|
| Note that the Zone Alarm site contradicts the File Hippo site and states
| that "Pre-6.5 products will continue to run on the Windows 98/98SE/Me
| operating system." Click on the "Systems Requirements" link at:
|
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp .
|
| From what I could tell, no new functionality was added to Zone Alarm
Free
| edition between v6.1.x and v7.0.x. It seems that the new functionality
was
| added only to the Pro (paid) version of ZA.
|
| Cheers,
| O.J.
|
| "brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:4CDC4511-BFBC-424E-B0F4-5877985EE2F8@microsoft.com...
| >I was just about to ask the same question about Adaware so thanks for
the
| > answers everyone. What about a free replacement for Zonealarm which
no
| > longer supports W98? Anyone any ideas please?

Downloads and version info also available here :
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/information/znalm/zaReleaseHistory.html

 

[S1L1Y1]

I downloaded last week again this week the new definitions for manually
install the updates but when I open Ad-Aware I get the following error
message "Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file".
Sol
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23UWqSraeIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Lavasoft Support Forums
> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
>
> Ad-Aware SE can be updated manually cf.
> http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=1336
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> S1L1Y1 wrote:
> > I know that this post does not belong here but I have no choice this is
> > the
> > only place I will get an answer. I have no Ad-aware SE, since December
31,
> > 2007 you can not get definition updates and they tell you to get
Ad-Aware
> > 2007, but it seems that it does not support Windows 98, and I have
Windows
> > 98. Does anybody know of a solution?
> > Sol
>